What are the band up to at the moment?
We've just returned from 4 dates in italy which we followed with a trip to l.A. To play the british invasion show at the orange county pavillion.We didn't get to play because a riot broke out just before we were due to go on stage,with police using tear gas,mace and rubber bullets on the crowd which included young children.To say we are disappointed and angry about the situation is putting it very mildly,a 10,000 mile round trip is a long way to go for one gig,let alone one you dont play,and to see people injured and panicked when theyve come to a gig and have fun is horrible.Our guest books are full of messages from disappointed fans who are angry we didnt play and equally angry at the way the incident has been reported in the states.Gbh and the adicts also didnt play but at least they are touring out there so people can still get to see them if theyre prepared to travel.As lumpy our guitarist said,it was a helluve way to go to have a few drinks with our mates in other bands.
Weve also just finished our new album "defiant" which should be out in the usa on sos records very soon,and were currently looking for licensing deals for it here in the uk and europe.We have a few uk gigs and festivals lined up including wasted and wickerman festivals as well as some festivals abroad and we may be doing our first tour of japan this year and very much hope to tour the usa this autumn.

Best gig you have played?
Wasted in morecambe last year was a good one,and the corona state theatre was brilliant too.

Favourite vice squad record?
Without a doubt the new album "defiant"

What will you be doing in 10 years time?
I dont take anything for granted including life expectancy so i really couldnt tell you.If im still here ill probably still be making noize,but 10 years louder.

Who are your heroes and why?
Bruce lee's been my hero since i was a little kid,for his grace and beauty and for overcoming racism and re-inventing the martial arts.
Joe strummer is my hero because he was a brilliant songwriter and a genuinely good man.
Janis joplin for her brilliant voice.
Pythagoras for being a genius and a veggie too.
I have a lot of guitar heroes but there isnt space here for all of them.

Favourite bands/albums?
The clash,particularly the first album but i like virtually everything they recorded.
Ac/dc highway to hell,the lyrics are daft but i love this band because they rock and angus youngs playing,particularly his use of vibrato is awesome.
So unloved's pink black and broken,a very cute american girl quartet with a very aggressive sound.
System of a down.I like most of their stuff,they are excellent musicians with plenty to say.Its good to hear a man singing an anti pornography song.
Uk subs,another kind of blues.I played this to death when it first came out but cant play it anymore as i only have it on vinyl.
I love permission to land by the darkness but thats because theres a lot of les paul action on there and i like men who wear catsuits made of pants,scream like girls and wiggle their bottoms a lot...I think it was being exposed to glam rock as a child which has made me this warped.
Morrisey,you are the quarry.The lyrics on this album are unique,good old morrisey has a pop at stuffed suits everywhere and ive always liked him because hes such an awkward character who doesnt conform to anyones idea of a rock star.The fact hes into animal rights is a big bonus for me.

What annoys you at the mo?
Police who over react to incidents and tear gas innocent people!!!!
Public money being invested in bogus scientific research just to line the pockets of the usual suspects,when it should be used to improve hospitals or for non animal based research.
The countryside alliance,take away the o,r,y,i,d and e and that sums them up nicely.

What makes you happy?
Music.Men dressed as ladies playing les pauls.Big guitar stacks.The milk of human kindness.Seeing good people triumph.

Favourite bevy and how often do you indulge?
White wine.I indulge every time i do a gig but if im not gigging i rarely drink alcohol,but i gig a lot.

Do you have a message for the world?
Yes,dont let the bastards grind you down

The current line up has now been together for 7 years and is actually the longest serving line up under the Vice Squad name playing more shows and releasing more material than any other line up.
Core to the bands output is the Bond/Rooney partnership which has  been together since The Bombshell days and they are now augmented with a solid and formidable rhythm section in Piper/Giaquinto.

1998 New revamped Vice Squad release album Get A Life.

1999 Vice Squad undertook a hugely successful European tour visiting 8  countries along the way. The band also agreed to play the UK's largest punk festival Holidays In The Sun and were well received. Late 1999 saw the band travel to the USA to play on the now legendary Social Chaos tour along with 14 other bands. Released this year was the Resurrection album.

2000 - This year saw the release of Lo Fi Life for the Canadian and Usa markets. Also released was the Lavender Hill Mob EP. The band was  asked to contribute tracks for tribute albums to both Nirvana and Metallica on Cleopatra Records.
The band  returned to play both the USA and Canada following the success of the Social Chaos tour, this time round the band covered over 11,000 miles in six weeks. Sell out shows included the legendary Whiskey A Go Go and CBGBs as fans packed venues.

2001 - This year saw the release on EMI of Bang To Rights after the album was mastered at the famous Abbey Road studios. The band again played the USA travelling over 22,000 miles, this time over an eight week tour. At this point, the band were outselling label mate Robbie Williams in the USA. Several European shows were also played this year
and the band was again invited back to play the Holidays In The Sun festival in the UK.

2002 - Most of 2002 was spent writing and recording tracks for a new album due to be released on EMI in 2003.
A very few select UK shows were played by the band  to try out new material live.

2003 - This year saw the release of Rich and Famous on EMI. The album received rave reviews .
The year was spent playing gigs in the UK. A spot on Granada TV's Men and Motors managed to showcase the bands raw  
energy live to a TV audience. The band was again asked to play the Holidays In The Sun UK festival and were now playing in a higher spot. In fact the band played to a sell out 3000 people at The Market  Arena and the band spent the
next 2 days signing autographs.

2004 - The band again decided to concentrate on UK shows and again embarked upon shows up and down the country. These were augmented with yet again a higher billing at the now renamed Wasted festival, again a sold out crowd of 3000 people saw another energetic performance. The band also played prestigious second headline appearances in Norway at Stavanger Rock and Spain at Tintorock, both festivals pulling huge crowds.
Late 2004 saw the band start to think about writing new material for a new album for late 2005 /early 2006.

2005 - The band have undertaken short tours to Italy, Czech Republic and Slovakia and Greece.
The band was again moved up the bill at the Wasted Festival to second headline and again the venue was a sell out.
The band are now involved with writing and pre recording material for a new album and. Also being planned are re-releases for 1998 album Get A Life, Resurrection, and Lo Fi Life.

2006 - The bands new studio album titled DEFIANT will be released on  
SOS Records on the 22nd of August across the American continent with releases  
planned for Europe and possibly Japan. Shows are already booked and  
continue to be booked in selected cities across Europe.

VICE SQUAD look forward to UK festival appearances at Wasted in Blackpool,The Wickerman in Dumfries and Badfest in Bedfordshire
as well as other UK shows.
Also in planning are full tours of Japan as well as a return to the USA/Canada for a 7 week tour.

Interesting times ahead as the Vice Squad DEFIANT tour rolls on in  2006 / 2007.

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